Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends. "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured. "Ah!" said Mr. Stiles. "True! True!"
Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 30/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 146–150
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “"What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.”
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “"What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “"What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.”
plural of “stile” — an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading “"Ah!" said Mr. Stiles.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
later than; following
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!" said Mr. Stiles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Ah!" said Mr. Stiles.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah!" said Mr. Stiles.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
plural of “stile” — an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading "Ah!" said Mr. Stiles.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Dutton trembled with delight at being in the company of a man with such friends.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What a change shore-life must be to you after the perils of the sea!" she murmured.
Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 304 sentences of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14., unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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